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This section looks at the demand for the Applications Developer role in IT jobs within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Applications Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Application Developer
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank154159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads1423
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.332 %0.481 %
Salaries quoted1222
Average minimum salary£32,750£27,727
Average salary£34,708£29,955
% change on same period last year+15.87 %
Average maximum salary£36,667£32,182
UK excluding London average salary£33,265£35,638
% change on same period last year-6.65 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads42204782
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.272 %1.993 %
Salaries quoted35774151
Average minimum salary£37,451£37,023
Average salary£41,307£40,383
% change on same period last year+2.28 %
Average maximum salary£45,164£43,743
UK excluding London average salary£38,055£39,430
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
Applications Developer East of EnglandApplications Developer
East of England

Applications Developer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Demand Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Salary Trend

Applications Developer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Applications Developer across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Hertfordshire Applications Developer Salary Histogram

Applications Developer
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Developer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WatfordUp+36£36,083+33.64 %
Welwyn Garden CityNew entry-1£30,000-
Bishop's StortfordNew entry-1£36,000-
St AlbansDown-31£27,500-16.34 %
Potters BarNew entry-1--
Applications Developer East of EnglandApplications Developer
East of England

Applications Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Applications Developer in their job title.

129 (76.32 %)C#
228 (73.68 %).NET
326 (68.42 %)SQL
421 (55.26 %)VB.NET
519 (50.00 %)Oracle
618 (47.37 %)VB
717 (44.74 %)VB6
815 (39.47 %)UML
815 (39.47 %)OOD
815 (39.47 %)Microsoft
914 (36.84 %)SQL Server
1013 (34.21 %)Retail
1013 (34.21 %)Degree
1111 (28.95 %)MCSD
1111 (28.95 %)Microsoft Certification
1111 (28.95 %)Project Management
127 (18.42 %)ASP.NET
136 (15.79 %)XML
144 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
144 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
144 (10.53 %)ADO.NET
144 (10.53 %)JavaScript
153 (7.895 %)Transact-SQL
153 (7.895 %)VBScript
153 (7.895 %)HTML
153 (7.895 %)CSS
153 (7.895 %)OO
153 (7.895 %)Health
153 (7.895 %)Agile Software Development
153 (7.895 %).NET Framework

Applications Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Applications Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Applications Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (73.68 %).NET
27 (18.42 %)ASP.NET
36 (15.79 %)XML
44 (10.53 %)ADO.NET
53 (7.895 %)CSS
53 (7.895 %).NET Framework
53 (7.895 %)HTML
62 (5.263 %)MVC
62 (5.263 %)LAMP
62 (5.263 %)XSLT
62 (5.263 %)XHTML
71 (2.632 %)J2ME
71 (2.632 %)WebServices
71 (2.632 %)ASP
71 (2.632 %)MIDP
71 (2.632 %)CLDC
71 (2.632 %)WinForms
71 (2.632 %)WCF
71 (2.632 %)WPF
71 (2.632 %)WF
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (5.263 %)Apache
12 (5.263 %)SharePoint
21 (2.632 %)BizTalk Server
21 (2.632 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (2.632 %)IIS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.632 %)ATM
11 (2.632 %)Intranet
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (36.84 %)SQL Server
24 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (5.263 %)SQL Server Integration Services
32 (5.263 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
32 (5.263 %)MySQL
32 (5.263 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
32 (5.263 %)MS Access
41 (2.632 %)RDBMS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (2.632 %)NUnit
11 (2.632 %)CruiseControl
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (34.21 %)Retail
23 (7.895 %)Health
32 (5.263 %)Pensions
32 (5.263 %)Marketing
41 (2.632 %)Graphic Design
41 (2.632 %)Mobile Games
41 (2.632 %)Games
41 (2.632 %)Insurance
41 (2.632 %)Telecoms
41 (2.632 %)Construction
41 (2.632 %)Education
41 (2.632 %)Government
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.263 %)Computer Science
21 (2.632 %)Multithreading
21 (2.632 %)Client/Server
21 (2.632 %)N-Tier
21 (2.632 %)EFT
21 (2.632 %)PDA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (5.263 %)Windows
12 (5.263 %)Linux
21 (2.632 %)Windows Mobile
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (39.47 %)UML
115 (39.47 %)OOD
211 (28.95 %)Project Management
33 (7.895 %)OO
33 (7.895 %)Agile Software Development
42 (5.263 %)Unit Testing
42 (5.263 %)OOP
51 (2.632 %)E-Commerce
51 (2.632 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (2.632 %)Workflow
51 (2.632 %)Content Management
51 (2.632 %)Systems Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (76.32 %)C#
226 (68.42 %)SQL
321 (55.26 %)VB.NET
418 (47.37 %)VB
517 (44.74 %)VB6
64 (10.53 %)JavaScript
73 (7.895 %)Transact-SQL
73 (7.895 %)VBScript
82 (5.263 %)PHP
82 (5.263 %)DHTML
82 (5.263 %)PHP5
91 (2.632 %)XPath
91 (2.632 %)Java
91 (2.632 %)C++
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (34.21 %)Degree
211 (28.95 %)MCSD
211 (28.95 %)Microsoft Certification
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (50.00 %)Oracle
215 (39.47 %)Microsoft
31 (2.632 %)Sybase
31 (2.632 %)Symbian